Boardman High School - Crier Yearbook (Youngstown, OH)

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X E THE BOARDMAN CRIER A, 1 'Tyf xf -J THE LITERARY TEAM - 1 , mg if A glffl . J 2 Eg. ? A - fy 5 3 ' 'rM?nll1uI'mmlL'lnlwi wil IMFUH HE lllll its I ' ., YF fg, XX - X x :ff B. CHARLES. M. SIMPKINS. H. MARSHALL. L. DRESSEL. The last Week in February the preliminaries for the Mahoning County Literary Contest were held. Many and varied were the talents presented before the faculty. With great difficulty the judges chose the contestants. Each contest was represented by a member of each school in Mahoning County. There were four contests and thirteen schools represented. The reading contest was held at Sebring, oration at Springlield, short story at Canfield and essay at Lowellville. Beulah Charles represented the school in the reading with, The Gift of the Magi, a pathetic and dramatic reading containing some humor. Lester Dressel gave a convincing oration at Springfield en- titled, The Great American Experiment . This work concerned the foreigner and problems which directly influence them. Marjorie Simp- kins stepped forth with a thrilling short story, Found-An Ideal, dealing with a strong leading character and the romance of ideals up in the picturesque mountains of New York. Hazel Marshall wrote an essay Ancient Landmarks, dealing with higher ideals and observ- ance and preservation of our landmarks. Boardman scored only a total of three points which were won in the essay contest, held at Lowellville. -Hazel Marshall. 29

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... E 'lHE BOARDMAN CRIER A l n Zvi mmm .5 THE STAGECRAFT CLUB ' ' ' - Ill., f 15jX 2' T fi 1-X ' ' llllwlk-Q. .rmuilniuf :Munn Ilrll Illlf flfl'IPl5ll: W llllff il wvgg l ' - !Z 'lllllll ,lg lst Row Lleft to righil--H. MARSHALL, C. CREED, M. SIMPKINS. G. LOWTHER, M. H. RENO. MISS EWING tlfaculty Allvisorl. 2nd Row-C. VVOOD. F. MASTRIANI, C. WARNER, D. VVISEMAN, E. GARVER. Cirrl Row-R. SPRATT, H. DOVEY, B. PEAKE. On October 8, 1928, a group of students assembled to form the first Stagecraft club of Boardman High School. Fred Mastriani was elected President, Cal Wood, Vice President and Hazel Marshall, Secretary and Treasurer. ,Miss Ewing was chosen advisor of the club. The club Was asked to give two short plays for the Boardman Par- ent-Teachers Association mid-winter meeting, and We consented to do this as we wished to see how we would act on the stage, after studying about stage properties, makeup, voice inflections and other principles. Two plays were prepared, Sauce for the Goslings and Pity . Both casts received many compliments and felt very much elated. Some unexpected emergencies arose, but We managed to overcome these with little diificulty. On February 12, we made arrangements with Mr. Jack Elliot to Visit the Keith-Albee Theater, of which he is manager. We were guid- ed through the theater by Mr. Peters and discovered many interesting things about back-stage life. As yet our club is very small. but we are hoping that it will grow larger and more talented until it becomes an established institution of Bgaydlylglg High, -Elizabeth Stilson, '29. 28

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THE BOARDMAN CRIER Q ill a sam ll mmm. ' COUNTY ACHIEVEMENT CONTEST :FW r?1 1 f- 1' Ill mm. it M ' N i ' , -av 'Illlwl Front Row flcft to right?-L. McCALL, R. MANCHESTER, M. MULHALL, N. BEARD, D. ROBERTS. E. STILSON. Back Row-E. GARVER. E. DILLEY. S. EWING. P. NICHOLS. M. AGNEXV. With a half-dozen well sharpened pencils and the marks of mid- night oil about them, twelve Boardman students entered the South High study hall on May 6 to compete in the County Achievement Contest. And they brought back three firsts and a third place, a greater number of places than was scored by any of the other twelve county high schools. Had the trophy been given upon the same basis as in a track meet or literary contest, Boardman would have earned the award. On the basis of highest grades made by all contestants, Goshen was winner by a strong lead. Medals were awarded Naomi Beard, for first place in Geometry, Earl Garver, for first place in American History, Park Nichols, first place in Modern History, and Sam Ewing who placed third because of a tie for first, although his grade was only two points lower than the winning grade. Two other contestants scored fourth and fifth. Board- man has reason to be proud of her record in this contest among students who have not forgotten the fundamental purpose of schools-thorough study. It was for the purpose of giving recognition to students of high scholastic achievement, and of promoting interest in the mastery of high school subjects that the County Achievement Contest was organ- ized in 1929. 30